2. Development of modern industrial automation

With the large-scale, continuous, and highly parameterized industrial devices, the requirements for industrial automation systems are constantly increasing. In the era of intellectualization, in order to independently meet the requirements of safe start-stop, stable operation, optimal operation, and fault handling of industrial production systems, it is necessary to seamlessly integrate various instrument products and manufacturing systems into a coordinated information system. Therefore, unified control platform and smooth communication network are the basis of automation in the era of intellectualization. Industrial automation will be further expanded.

more widely used. The application of independent IP enables products and devices to have identifiable independent identities, easy to track, locate, and monitor. In addition, standard communication can integrate more digital devices into the network of production line, such as cameras, RFID readers, digital tablets, safety magnetic cards, and so on, improving the refine-

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There are two components of control system network, namely distributed control system (DCS) and fieldbus control and industrial Ethernet system (FCS). These systems clearly reflect the development direction of the current networked control system, namely, distribution, network integration, and node intelligence. In the development process, Ethernet slowly monopolizes the local area communication in the computer field, and Ethernet and fast Ethernet are gradually unified by the upper communication of process control network. The application of networked control system to Ethernet has become a trend, and the interoperability, digital interconnection, and high open network performance of Ethernet are also in line with the characteristics of fieldbus network control. Therefore, industrial Ethernet has become an

Mobile technology makes management and work flexible. With access to production data and information on tablets or smartphones, factory managers and employees can "move" and communicate with production systems anytime, anywhere. In the future, cloud technology will be used to process and store data from all over the world, and real-time data will be used everywhere. People can contact any relevant personnel anytime, anywhere, and share experience and knowledge with colleagues around the world to solve business problems. No matter where the technical experts are, the call center representatives can consult them in real time, and the experts themselves can visit the history of equipment services and other devices

Virtualization reduces dependence on physical servers and other hardware while saving energy costs for factories. Virtualization technology can also improve machine reliability, create low-cost, high-availability backup solutions, and allow multiple instances of the operating system to run on a single hardware. The latest DCS systems have applied virtualized

In the era of intelligent manufacturing, digital twin technology, industrial Internet technology, image recognition, new signal processing technology, and the extreme improvement of

important direction for the future development of fieldbus technology.

anywhere in the world, as well as check factory updates and other consulting.

servers to achieve faster processing speed and lower life cycle costs.

ment of production management.

2.3.2. Networking of control

2.4. Mobile technology

2.5. Virtualization

3. Conclusion
